Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
तद्वक्रमुष्णं संज्ञं स्यात्प्रजापीडाग्निसंभवः । दशमैकादशे ऋक्षे द्वादशर्वाग्रतीपयः ॥ २८ ॥
tadvakramuṣṇaṃ saṃjñaṃ syātprajāpīḍāgnisaṃbhavaḥ | daśamaikādaśe ṛkṣe dvādaśarvāgratīpayaḥ || 28 ||
Cette configuration est appelée « vakra-uṣṇa », c’est-à-dire « rétrograde et brûlante », née d’un feu qui tourmente les créatures. Elle est notée dans la dixième et la onzième demeure lunaire ; puis viennent les douze, dont les pointes se tournent vers l’avant dans leur marche.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/disciplinary enumeration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames celestial conditions as meaningful “saṃjñā” (technical designations), reminding the seeker that cosmic order and its disturbances (pīḍā) are part of dharma-aware living and disciplined practice.
While the verse is primarily jyotiṣa-technical, its devotional implication is that a bhakta aligns actions and vows with dharmic timing and accepts adverse periods as occasions for steadiness, japa, and reliance on the Lord rather than anxiety.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: it uses technical labels like vakra (retrograde/irregular motion) and references ṛkṣa (nakṣatra) enumeration, relevant for calendrical/ritual decision-making and interpreting “heated/afflictive” celestial indications.